Prayut defends new reform committees

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday that the newly appointed reform committees focusing on 11 key areas were meant to complement the government’s 20-year strategy.

 

He said the reform committees had eight months to come up with plans for national reforms.

 

Prayut also defended the composition of the 11 new panels, saying that their members came from several groups in society – and were not just retired bureaucrats as had been claimed. However, he added that there needed to be bureaucrats included as they had good working knowledge about the bureaucratic system and its problems.

 

The PM also invited politicians and people from other groups to join the reform committees, as there were still vacant seats.

 

He was asked if the post-coup government’s reform efforts had already failed, as many of reform panel members were from the now-defunct National Reform Committee and National Reform Steering Assembly. Prayut said those reform assemblies had done a lot of work but more needed to be done.

 

“We need the reform committees to map out a national reform and strategy plan. This kind of work needs time and you should be patient. Things have become better,” he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30324030

 

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7 minutes ago, webfact said:

“We need the reform committees to map out a national reform and strategy plan. This kind of work needs time and you should be patient. Things have become better,” he said.

 

Er...ahem... no, they haven't.

 

And just saying it doesn't actually work.

 

Edited August 16, 20178 yr by Samui Bodoh

Reform.

 

Reform what?

Well, if it needs defending already, then there is something wrong with it.

What happened to the NRSA? Oh, I see it is now referred to as the "defunct" NRSA.

 

The NRSA was composed of many, many committees, with hundreds of members drawing a 100,000+ baht/month salary, while employing five family members staff.

 

What were their accomplishments?

 

Now we have 11 new "panels" on Reform.

 

And why is he being so secretive about "reforms"?

 

 

Is this the reform of the reform, or the reform of the reform of the reform - can't keep up!

How many reforms before a reformation ?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He was asked if the post-coup government’s reform efforts had already failed, as many of reform panel members were from the now-defunct National Reform Committee and National Reform Steering Assembly. Prayut said those reform assemblies had done a lot of work but more needed to be done.

Keep his cronies employed and you get unadulterated love and support. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Things have become better,” he said.

In his eyes perhaps.  Have not met a single Thai who is jubilant about Thailand's progress since 2014.   The good general is always defensive as he has done little for the country.